The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-19
A MEASURER OF MEMS SOULS
Spiritualism in It's Higher Aspects as
Represented by Missionaries.
STATIONS by Exhibiting Mediums-Mrs.
Kates's Illustrations of Psychrometry.

ice, the reader may please to consider it, was
held last evening at the hall of Geo. III. Chap
man Post by Mr.. and Mrs. Hates, who mis-
sonaries, or travelling representatives. of the
Southern Association Of Spiritualists There
were In ate ndance about one hundred persons
most of them recognized Spiritualists of the
city. The announced object to further the
cause of spiritualism In its religious or higher
aspect In this respect it is unique, for until
recently spiritualism had missionary work.
1t was essentially and exclusively selfish. The
medium conferred supposed to confer
supernal information, but only for a consider
alton. The devotee paid his fee and saw or
heard what he believed to be phenomena, and
that was the end of it In circles aud in Iyceums
there plenty of talk of humanity and philan-
thropy, but organized effort advance either.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS last ev ening means an
attempt. at least, at organization, and somewhat
systematic propagation of the doctrines of spirit
ualsm.
The services appeared something of a cross be-
tween ordinary Protestant church service and
the regulation spiritual seance A song was sung
at the opening. and Immediately afterward Mr..
Hates read a poem entitled cat Hydesvile,"
which was recountal of the experiences of the
Foxes. the original rap-mediums, the persecu-
tions of the new faith. and its spread until ''un
told millions" were clinging to it. Mrs. Hates
then pronounced invocation, which sounded
very church-like, except that she cautiously
avoided anything that savored of orthodox
Christianity. call next made for sub
jecr for impromptu song, and some one in
the audience suggested Truth" Mrs. Rates.
who by the way, is very presentable little
woman, then launched into operate diversion
OF some five minutes length. 1t started out,
1.-THE voices of the night and carromed fire.
quently angel who ''seems to say" some
thing other that the reporter unable to
catch
At its conclusion Mr. Hates began his lecture.
He conceded the falibility of all teachers who
were trying to lead men upward, and said that
if he sonId he would ALWAYS have such controls
about him that he could say to self. sit down
and let the wiser speak; but he could not, and
therefore he would talk himself. 1t had
CURED to him to repeat Paus words concerning
the natural and the spiritual body. He would
qualify it by saying the mortal and spiritual
body. There was nothing supernatural. Moth
ing recorded in the Bible was done by unnatural
means. eff the miracles occurred at all they
occurred by natural laws" Man and the world
are results of natural laws. Creation is nothing
but growth, death. and reproduction. 1t has
bean going forever and will go forever.
The world was not created in fixed time. The
ologians could never reconcile geology and Gen
esis except allegorically. In that way Genesis
was correct, but theologans had mistaken the
spirit Of it much as they had mistaken the
spirit of the teachings of the Nazarene An ab
solute creation logically means an absolute death
Theoogians had never met this argument and it
had produced atheists and materlalists contln-
ualy.
Something was needed to stay the tide.
Thirty-nine years ago ii. g. at Hydesville)
knocking at the souls of men, the spirits
to prove Immortality, as they did 800 years ago.
The cry of "crucify the savior"
raised as before; but thanks republican
government they were privileged to worship ac-
cording the dictates of their conscience.
They gave no license to do anything contrary to
law. but only to do what they thought right
without trespassing on the rights of others.
It was urged that spiritualism originated and
fourshed in the lower classes. Jesus selected
hunt BILE fishermen for his apostles. The angels 4
were not particular about a mans intellectual
cultivation if his spiritual development was
rect. Still there was growing condition and
the faith now had within its ranks the ''intelli-
eencs and elite of the world" He knew it be-
cause he had seen them. IL spiritualism were
to live it must labor to raise up the lower
classes.
Spiritualists were prepared to prove the ex-
istence OF another body. not one that comes
when you die. but outgrowth of the body you
have now. mo more patent truth" said the
speaker, lis revealed by psychometry than this.
bued with the soul principle. There is life
without atomic life The superficial observer
says. How about the granite rocka 1 answer
granite has cohesion, and when that is lost the
rock sintegrates. So our bodies die after a
given length OF time
Some spirtuallsts teach reincarnation. which
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male and female of this existence required
to make single perfect spiritual existence. If
this is true we can have no separate spiritual
existence. If we accept the evolution of the |
mortal body, we must accept the evolution of
the spiritual body. Theosophy does not destroy |
The astral bodies which theo- |
are no angels that did not once
nhabit earthly bodies. Theosophists |
are running back into the old ruts of supersti- |
ion. They are reviving a Hndoo theory |
say try he Do
aot accept the ipse dixit of any of them unles |
{ conforms to reason and philosophy-there is |
more in spiritualism than phenome-
Ia. We must learn to live now. We must
develop here, wait through cycles of years
before the blackness of lives is washed |
way. Wherever truth is found it ia spiritual
sm Whatever is true is spirituaism. We do
lot seek for error. but for truth. It is time to
ret away from mere table worship. We must
ry to spread the truth which the higher and
more Intelligent spirits are trying to bring to
arth. It will save men from sin, aud crime and
misery. Development is the great lesson, but it
must first to yourselves. Hold to the
he voices OF the spirits lest you let slip not
merely something of consequence in the world
hereafter, but something of consequence here
md now"
Mrs. Hates then gave illustrations of psychom-
try, "soul measurement" by catching
he magnetism" of persons who in the
audience. and giving their characteristics and
heir history. with some slight foresnad owing of
he future The same thing was essayed as to
ersons named aloud by any of the audience. In
ach case the person rising or giving the name
eclared that the description and sketch were
orrect, except that one OF the named persons
vas said by Mrs. Hates to have g front tooth
lied with gold and the manner said that the in
isor referred to was out.
In brief interview with the Journal reporter.
1r. Hates said that the Southern Association
f Sprituasts was organized about four years
CO. It's object was to send out mediums and
peakers to do missionary work. No local or
anization had been effected here, but one was
romised. They leave hero to-day to visit
mailer towns In Indiana. and expect to organ
70 a State association at Anderson in Novem-
er. No creed is held to in the organization
he only belief necessary for utilization is that
ne soul is immortal and that spirits
iune with men. The stated object of the asso-
alton is to provide assemblies with reputable
oeakers and mediums. and thereby prevent the
wages on the faithful of the pretenders who
ave been bringing spirtualism into disre-
ute by fraudulent Manifestations" He de-
ined to give examples of the fraudulent Mr.
I'D Mrs. Hates appear to be better educated